WO2022243118A1 - Machine for processing containers - Google Patents
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- WO2022243118A1 WO2022243118A1 PCT/EP2022/062690 EP2022062690W WO2022243118A1 WO 2022243118 A1 WO2022243118 A1 WO 2022243118A1 EP 2022062690 W EP2022062690 W EP 2022062690W WO 2022243118 A1 WO2022243118 A1 WO 2022243118A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16P—SAFETY DEVICES IN GENERAL; SAFETY DEVICES FOR PRESSES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
- B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
- B65C9/0062—Interchangeable modules, e.g. applicator heads with label magazines and glue rollers
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- the present invention relates to a machine for processing containers.
- Machines for processing containers which have a footing on which a carousel for conveying the containers to be processed is rotatably mounted and has, at its peripheral region, a plurality of supports designed to receive and support a respective container.
- One or more processing assemblies such as labeling stations or others, are typically placed in the peripheral region of the footing and allow to perform a preset process on the containers arranged on the carousel.
- a protective covering which extends around at least a portion of the carousel and is generally constituted by a frame which supports a plurality of panels which are arranged vertically and laterally mutually adjacent.
- the protective covering can move from a lowered active position, in which it is closer to the footing, so as to prevent access to the carousel from outside, to a raised inactive position, in which it is spaced upward from the footing, in order to allow the operators to access the carousel from outside.
- the protective covering is mounted so that it can slide along vertical guides which are fixed to respective posts which extend upward from the footing.
- the movement of the protective covering from the active position to the inactive position is performed manually by the user.
- the protective covering is provided with a handle which can be gripped by the user in order to allow said user to be able to apply the force required to move the protective covering from the active position to the inactive position and from the inactive position to the active position.
- the protective covering is usually connected to counterweights, by virtue of flexible elements such as belts or chains, which are accommodated slidingly along the posts and engage respective guiding pulleys, which are supported rotatably at the top of said posts.
- the aim of the present invention is to provide a machine for processing containers that is capable of improving the background art in one or more of the aspects indicated above.
- an object of the invention is to provide a machine for processing containers in which the movement of the protective covering can be performed without excessive effort on the part of the operators.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a machine for processing containers that is capable of giving the greatest assurances of reliability and safety in its operation and use.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a machine for processing containers that is structurally simple and easy to provide.
- Another object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the background art in a manner that is alternative to any existing solutions.
- Not least object of the invention is to provide a machine for processing containers that can be competitive also from a purely economic standpoint. This aim, as well as these and other objects which will become better apparent hereinafter, are achieved by a machine for processing containers according to claim 1, optionally provided with one or more of the characteristics of the dependent claims.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine according to the invention with a protective covering in the lowered active position;
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of the machine according to the invention during a step of movement of the protective covering from the lowered active position toward a raised inactive position, with parts partially removed in order to show the interior thereof;
- Figure 3 is an enlarged- scale perspective view of a detail of the machine according to the invention during the step of Figure 2;
- FIG 4 is an enlarged- scale perspective view of another detail of the machine according to the invention, again in the step of Figure 2;
- Figure 5 is a perspective view of the machine according to the invention in a step of the movement of the protective covering from the raised inactive position toward the lowered active position;
- Figure 6 is a view of the detail of Figure 3 during the step of Figure 5;
- Figure 7 is a view of the detail of Figure 4 during the step of Figure 5.
- the machine for processing containers generally designated by the reference numeral 1 , comprises a footing 2, on which a carousel 3 is rotatably mounted which allows to convey the containers to be processed.
- One or more processing assemblies such as for example labeling stations or others, are applied, as is per se known, to the peripheral region of the footing and have the function of performing the desired treatments on the containers placed on the carousel 3.
- a protective covering 4 which extends around at least one portion of the carousel 3 in order to prevent unwanted accesses to the region of the machine in which the containers are moving.
- the protective covering 4 can be constituted by a supporting frame 5 and by a plurality of panels 6 which are arranged vertically and mutually side-by-side and are fixed to the supporting frame 5.
- the protective covering 4 can move, as a consequence of a manual action on the part of the user, from a lowered active position, shown in Figure 1, in which it is closer to the footing, so as to be able to prevent the possibility of access from the outside to the carousel 3, particularly when the carousel 3 is moving, to a raised inactive position, shown in Figure 5, in which it is spaced upward from the footing 2, so as to allow access from outside to the carousel 3, particularly when the carousel 3 is in the stopped condition.
- Motor means 7 are provided, which are functionally connected to the protective covering 4 and act cooperatively with the manual action applied by the user in the execution of the movement of the protective covering 4 from the lowered active position to the raised inactive position.
- the motor means 7 can advantageously be activated automatically as a consequence of the application of the manual action by the user to the protective covering 4.
- sensor means 8 are provided which are functionally connected to the motor means 7 and are adapted to detect the force applied to the protective covering 4 by the user in order to move the protective covering 4 from the lowered active position to the raised inactive position.
- the motor means 7 are activated on command and transmit to the protective covering 4 an action of entrainment in motion which acts in the same direction as the force detected by the sensor means 8.
- the protective covering 4 conveniently comprises at least one handle 9, which can be gripped by the user in order to apply to the protective covering 4 a force adapted to produce the movement of said protective covering from the lowered active position to the raised inactive position.
- the sensor means 8 are arranged substantially at the handle 9 and can be for example provided by a load cell device or the like, which is capable of detecting the intensity, orientation and direction of the force applied to the handle 9 by the user.
- the motor means 7 are structured to move the protective covering 4 at a speed that is lower than a preset limit value.
- the protective covering 4 is mounted so that it can slide along vertically extended guides 10 from the lowered active position to the raised inactive position and is conveniently connected to at least one counterweight 11 by virtue of flexible motion transmission elements 12, constituted for example by belts, chains or the like, which engage respective guiding pulleys 13 which are functionally connected to the motor means 7.
- the flexible motion transition elements 12 have two branches which are substantially parallel to the guides 10, respectively a first branch, which extends from the protective covering 4 to the corresponding pulley 13, and a second branch, which extends from the corresponding pulley 13 to a respective counterweight 11, which is further engaged by a redirection roller 14, which is located directly below the corresponding pulley 13 and opposite thereto with respect to the extension of the second branch.
- the guides 10 are fixed to respective posts 15, which extend upward from the footing 2 and support rotatably, at their upper ends, the guiding pulleys 13.
- the motor means 7 can be provided by an electric motor 16, which rotationally actuates a transmission shaft 17 which mutually connects the guiding pulleys 13, by means of a pinion 18, which is connected to the output shaft of the electric motor 17 and meshes with a gear, not visible in the figures, which is keyed on the transmission shaft 17.
- both the electric motor 7 and the transmission shaft 17 are mounted on a crossmember 19 which mutually connects the upper ends of the posts 15.
- a safety parking brake 20 with inertial activation, which is capable of intervening automatically in order to block the movement of the protective covering, for example in case of accidental disconnection of the counterweights 11.
- the parking brake 20 is activated automatically upon the detection by the electric motor 16 of a rotation rate of its output shaft that exceeds a safety threshold value, in the absence of signal originating from the sensor means 8 or in the absence of a manual action by the user on the protective covering 4.
- the motor means 7 and more particularly with the electric motor 16 means 21 for controlling the torque delivered by the electric motor which are capable of signaling, if the torque required by the electric motor 16 to actuate the movement of the protective covering 4 exceeds a limit value, the presence of any operating anomalies due for example to jammings, wear, damage or others, affecting the elements involved in the movement of the protective covering 4.
- control means 21 therefore allow to keep active a constant diagnostics on the functionality of the machine also with a future failure prediction action.
- the operation of the machine according to the invention is as follows. In order to move the protective covering 4 from the lowered active position to the raised inactive position, the user grips the handle 9 and applies a force which is directed upward.
- the electric motor 16 is activated and rotates the transmission shaft 17, so that the guiding pulleys 13 are turned in the direction that produces an upward sliding of the first branch of the flexible motion transmission element 12 and the consequent traction of the protective covering 4 along the guides 10 toward the raised inactive position, thus facilitating the manual action of the user.
- the sensor means 8 detect the force applied by the user and, if such force has a value that exceeds the preset threshold value, the electric motor 16 is activated and turns the transmission shaft 17 and consequently also the guiding pulleys 13 in the direction that produces the downward sliding of the first branch of the flexible motion transmission elements 12, thus facilitating the movement of the protective covering 4 toward the lowered active position and thus facilitating the manual action of the user.
- the invention achieves the intended aim and objects, providing a machine for processing containers which, by virtue of the presence of motor means connected to the protective covering, allows effectively to facilitate the users in the operations for moving the protective covering from the lowered active position to the raised inactive position.
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- Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
- Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
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CN202280035736.5A CN117321331A (en) | 2021-05-20 | 2022-05-10 | Machine for handling containers |
EP22728551.7A EP4341600A1 (en) | 2021-05-20 | 2022-05-10 | Machine for processing containers |
BR112023022879A BR112023022879A2 (en) | 2021-05-20 | 2022-05-10 | MACHINE FOR CONTAINER PROCESSING |
CA3216412A CA3216412A1 (en) | 2021-05-20 | 2022-05-10 | Machine for processing containers |
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IT102021000013058 | 2021-05-20 | ||
IT102021000013058A IT202100013058A1 (en) | 2021-05-20 | 2021-05-20 | CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINE. |
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DE3421216A1 (en) * | 1984-06-07 | 1985-12-12 | Peter 6501 Sörgenloch Heinrichs | Motor-driven, moving glass shield for workplace protection on conveyor-belt operating points, pressing, stamping and welding installations, or the like |
US9003704B2 (en) * | 2009-03-04 | 2015-04-14 | Sidel S.P.A. | Protection system for container treatment machines |
US20180354670A1 (en) * | 2015-12-04 | 2018-12-13 | P.E. Labellers S.P.A. | Labeling assembly for labeling machines |
WO2019228890A1 (en) * | 2018-05-30 | 2019-12-05 | P.E. Labellers S.P.A. | Labeling machine |
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DE3421216A1 (en) * | 1984-06-07 | 1985-12-12 | Peter 6501 Sörgenloch Heinrichs | Motor-driven, moving glass shield for workplace protection on conveyor-belt operating points, pressing, stamping and welding installations, or the like |
US9003704B2 (en) * | 2009-03-04 | 2015-04-14 | Sidel S.P.A. | Protection system for container treatment machines |
US20180354670A1 (en) * | 2015-12-04 | 2018-12-13 | P.E. Labellers S.P.A. | Labeling assembly for labeling machines |
WO2019228890A1 (en) * | 2018-05-30 | 2019-12-05 | P.E. Labellers S.P.A. | Labeling machine |
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